Mixing device



J. GOMEZ.

MIXING DEVICE.

APPlLl-CATION HLE D JULY 14, 1919.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

" amnboz W I an sa -r JOSEPH GOMEZ, OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

MIXING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GOMEZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at J acksonville, in the county of Morgan and State f Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mixing Devicesfor Engines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for internal combustion enginesand has for its object the provision of a mixing device ath te: for disposition within the intake manifold of an automobile or other engine using liquid as fuel, the device embodying in its construction a propellermember operated by the suction induced flow of gaso lene vapor and air mixture from the carbureter to the engine cylinders, the purpose of the device being to break up the tiny globules of gasolene and more intimately commingle them with the air whereby a more efficient and nore highly combustible mixture will be produced which will result in not only more economical but also more powerful running of the engine.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which has its supporting portion formed of spring sheet metal the resilience of which will result in holding the entire device at the desired position within an engine manifold without the employment of extraneous securing means, it being necessary initially to compress the supporting member in order to effect the insertion of the device within the manifold.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character in which the propeller member is provided with holes and also has the ends of its blades serrated to cause a more thorough breaking up of the gasolene vapor.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to install, efficient and durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in View, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional View through an engine manifold, showing my device in side elevation,

, my device, 1

Specification of Letters Patent. Pa,tented Mar. 30, 192),

Application filed July-14, 1319. Serial No. 310,587.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1, 1'

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View through Fig. 4: is a' perspecti porting member, and

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the supporting member is, formed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates a portion of the intake manifold of an engine and B designates a fragment of a conventional carburetor with which the'manifold is connected.

In carrying outmy. invention 1 provide ve View of the sup a supporting member 10 formed from a single piece of spring sheet metal cut to provide a pair of spaced tongues 11 and a relatively long intermediate tongue 12. In forming the supporting member, the tongues 11 are bent substantially at right an les to the body, as shown. at 13, and have their terminals formed into loops or eyes 14. The piece of spring metal is curved longitudinally as shown and forms considerably more than a half circle, even when in normal or expanded position;

Disposed within each eye 14 is a bearing member 15 having a socket 16. These bearing members have retaining heads 17 whereby dislocation will be prevented and are secured in place by having the eyes bent or formed around them. A propeller shaft 18 is disposed between the bearing members 15 and has its ends pointed and bearing within the sockets 16. This shaft 18 carries a hub member 19 upon which are formed or secured propeller blades 20 which are provided with holes 21 and which have their outer ends serrated, as shown at 22.

In the installation of the device, it is first necessary that the operator compress the device by applying pressure upon the tongue 12 so as to force the free end thereof toward the opposite end of the body 10. After this is done the device may be readily slipped into the manifold A. and slipped thereinto as far as desired and it will be observed that, owing to the resilience of the metal from which the supporting member is formed, the natural tendency of the tongue 12 to move outwardly will firmly hold the device at the desired location without the necessity for the employment of any extraneous securing means. In the operation vapor and air are sucked through the manifold on account of the suction induced within the engine cylinders the rushing column of mixture will, upon impinging upon the propeller, cause rotation thereof and this will result in breaking up the globules of gasolene or other fuel and more intimately mixing them with the air,'this breaking up being very thoroughly accomplished by virtue of the fact that the propeller blades are provided with holes and have their outer ends serrated.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simple and inexpensive device which may be readily inserted within the intake manifold of an engine and which will improve the mixture whereby more powerful running of the engine will be insured with the expenditure of the minimum amount of fuel.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form,

construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

1 ,ssaeso I claim 1. A device of the character described 80 comprising a supporting member formed as a body having a resilient normally expansible tongue formed thereon, spaced tongues formed on said body, bearing members carried by the ends of said spaced tongues, a

shaft journaled in said bearing members, and a propeller on said shaft.

2. A device of the character described com risin a su ortin member formed from a single piece of spring sheet metal 40 cut and bent to provide a pair of spaced tongues extending at right angles to the body of the sheet and having their terminals bent to form eyes and further including a relatively long tongue extending between said spaced tongues, said piece of metal being longitudinally curved into more than semicircular shape, bearing members engaged within said eyes and provided with sockets, a shaft having its ends disposed JOSEPH GOMEZ. 

